MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Lou Reed, Thursday September 7. Tickets £25 and £20. Kd Lang Wed, October 11. Tickets £25 and £22.50 on sale now. Also, Saturday October 28, A1, tickets £15. The Saw Doctors, Saturday December 16, tickets £13.50. Ring 0161 242 2560.

TATTON PARK, Knutsford. Sun, September 3. Last Night Of The Proms. Starts 7.30pm. Tkts in advance for adults £17.50, on the day £20 and children aged 5-16, £10. Tel 01625 560000.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS ARENA, Manchester. The Who appearing on Thursday November 2, supported by The Mescaleros. Tickets £29 and £25. Also AC/DC on Friday December 1. Ring 0161 930 8000.

ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Spice-ish Girls (plus Geri) and The Vengaboyz. Live fun and entertainment. Monday August 28. Starts 2pm. Ring 334400 for tickets.

LEIGHTON HALL, Carnforth. Sunday August 27. Close Encounters of the Classical Kind. A journey through Space including music from Stars and Stripes, ET, Haydn's Mercury Symphony, Dvorak's Song to the Moon, Holst's Planets, 2001, Star Wars and a finale of fireworks. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50, £10 for children aged 5 to 16, £20 or £10 on the day. Ring 01625 560000.